China has installed the greatest volume of photovoltaic cells worldwide. Including off-grid systems, China accounted for 37 percent of all solar PV plants ever installed. In comparison, 22 percent of PV deployments were located in Europe.
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Fraunhofer ISE. (September 27, 2022). Distribution of cumulative solar photovoltaic installations worldwide as of 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483609/solar-pv-installations-cumulative-share-worldwide-by-region/
Fraunhofer ISE. "Distribution of cumulative solar photovoltaic installations worldwide as of 2021, by region." Chart. September 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483609/solar-pv-installations-cumulative-share-worldwide-by-region/
Fraunhofer ISE. (2022). Distribution of cumulative solar photovoltaic installations worldwide as of 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483609/solar-pv-installations-cumulative-share-worldwide-by-region/
Fraunhofer ISE. "Distribution of Cumulative Solar Photovoltaic Installations Worldwide as of 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483609/solar-pv-installations-cumulative-share-worldwide-by-region/
Fraunhofer ISE, Distribution of cumulative solar photovoltaic installations worldwide as of 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483609/solar-pv-installations-cumulative-share-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Distribution of cumulative solar photovoltaic installations worldwide as of 2021, by region [Graph], Fraunhofer ISE, September 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483609/solar-pv-installations-cumulative-share-worldwide-by-region/